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· 2/6/2008

Egwuatu v. South Lubes, Inc.

Citations

  • 976 So. 2d 50
  • 2008 WL 312522

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that allegation of changing unauthorized environmental fee required individualized facts supporting claims of individualized plaintiffs precluding class certification
  • holding that allegation of changing unauthorized environmental fee required individualized facts supporting claims of individualized plaintiffs precluding class certification
  • finding a class action impractical where the defendant communicated the alleged misrepresentation to its customers through a “variety of methods over the years”
  • “The absence of the element of reliance . . . does not guarantee that a deceptive trade practice claim will be amenable to class litigation.”
  • “The absence of the element of reliance . . . does not guarantee that a deceptive trade practice claim will be amenable to class litigation.”
  • no commonality where “some of the defendants’ commercial customers . . . also did business with other oil change companies,” requiring an individualized inquiry

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Judges: Padovano

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